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    The Cathedral of Ani (Armenian: Անիի մայր տաճար, Anii mayr tačar; Turkish: Ani Katedrali) is the largest standing building in Ani, the capital city of medieval...
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    the Cathedral of Ani, which is associated with early examples of Gothic architecture and that scholars argue influenced the great cathedrals of Europe...
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    Monreale and Cefalù Cathedrals, the Alcázar of Seville, and Teruel Cathedral. A number of scholars have cited the Armenian Cathedral of Ani, completed 1001...
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    Church of the Holy All-Savior of Derbent in Russia Ani in Turkey Ani Cathedral in Turkey The church of the Holy Redeemer in Turkey The church of St Gregory...
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    including a new capital at Lake Van and a new Cathedral on Akdamar Island to match. The Cathedral of Ani was also completed during this dynasty. It was...
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    architect of the Bagratid kings of Armenia, and most notable for his design of the cathedral at Ani and his reconstruction of the dome of Hagia Sophia...
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    the reign of Ashot III (952/53–77), Ani became the kingdom's capital and grew into a thriving economic and cultural center. The first half of the 11th...
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    the population of Alexandropol and the Drampyan family. The design of the church was derived from the architecture of the Cathedral of Ani. However the...
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  • kingdom. 1001 – The Cathedral of Ani is built in Armenia. 1001 – St. Michael's Church, Hildesheim begun. 1002 – Brihadishwara Temple of Thanjavur, India...
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    Cathedral and Wool Church in England, and Santhome Church in Chennai, India, show the elaborate stylings characteristic of Gothic cathedrals. Some of...
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    from north to west. He began the construction of the Cathedral of Ani. His reign was generally a time of peace, only disturbed by conflict between Smbat...
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    Ani to the emir of Kars (he was a Seljuk) for 60,000 dinars, he also placed a crescent on the dome of the Cathedral of Ani. Naturally, this kind of action...
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    One of the most famous Armenian churches in Ani is the Cathedral of Ani, also known as the Church of Holy Savior. Ani, the cosmopolitan capital of medieval...
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    The Siege of Ani was the unsuccessful siege of the city of Ani, by the Seljukid coalition arranged by the ruler of Shah-Armens in 1161. The large Muslim...
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    design of the church was derived from the architecture of the Cathedral of Ani. However the Holy Saviour Church is much larger than the Cathedral of Ani. The...
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    Erzurum Hundreds of Armenian Churches were converted into Mosques in Turkey and Azerbaijan[citation needed]. Cathedral of Kars Cathedral of Ani Liberation Mosque...
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    had to come to terms and give up Ani to the Shaddadids on terms of vassalage. They agreed that the Cathedral of Ani should have remained a Christian site...
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    Gyumri, built mainly of black tuff Cathedral of Ani, early 11th century, in the medieval Armenian capital of Ani (modern-day Turkey) was built in tuff...
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  • 1001 The Cathedral of Ani is built in Armenia. St. Michael's Church, Hildesheim begun. 1002 – Brihadishwara Temple of Thanjavur, India (Chola Empire) begun...
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    causing the collapse of the western dome arch. Basil II asks the Armenian architect Trdat, the creator of the Cathedral of Ani, to direct the repairs...
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    May 8, 2008. Church of the Holy Saviour or Surp Amenaprkich, constructed between 1859–1873: designed to resemble the Cathedral of Ani. The church was heavily...
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    the case, for example, of the Cathedral of Kars, Cathedral of Ani, and Holy Mother of God Church in Gaziantep. The Blue Mosque of Yerevan is the only active...
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    creator of the Cathedral of Ani, to direct the repairs. He erected again and reinforced the fallen dome arch, and rebuilt the west side of the dome with...
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    masterpieces, such as Hagia Sophia, the cathedral of the Eastern Orthodox Church, which served as the seat of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, the sacred...
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    time, including a new capital at Lake Van and a Cathedral on Akdamar Island to match. The Cathedral of Ani was also completed during this dynasty. It was...
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    donation of Eduardo Eurnekian. Saint Gregory the Illuminator Cathedral from air The cathedral is built from orange-coloured tufa stones from Ani The stone...
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    church of an eparchy, it was modelled on the Cathedral of Ani, the ancient Armenian capital. In 1437, the cathedral was surrounded with an arcade gallery; the...
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    to before World War II, the result of intermarriage. The Armenian cathedral of Lwów, modelled on the Cathedral of Ani, was an important site for religious...
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    close copy of the cathedral was erected at Ani, designed by Trdat the Architect, during the reign of Gagik I Bagratuni in the final decade of the tenth...
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  • — Dedication of St Gregory by Tigran Honents. Tigran Honents is also known to have sponsored the renovation of a staircase in the Cathedral of Ani in 1213...
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